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‘A person may be possessed.’

[⟨det person.n⟩ (be.pasv possess.v)]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Up to that time I never realised that I possessed any particular gift of discovery, but Lord Rayleigh, whom I always considered as an ideal man of science, had said so and if that was the case, I felt that I should concentrate on some big idea.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And yet, you possessed the knowledge to charm my advisors.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because I possessed everything concerning CDs and DVDS, I was the one to take care we had all audio – and video – material we needed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Changmin: Since I didn’t feel any pain throughout the time when I possessed Regenerative powers, my brain seemed to forget how to cope with pain.
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In Wikipedia:

According to pre – Christian Mandan beliefs, each person possessed four different, immortal souls.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And if every person who had wronged (by disbelieving in Allah and by worshipping others besides Allah), possessed all that is on earth, and sought to ransom himself therewith (it will not be accepted), and they would feel in their hearts regret when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them. (10:54) Not only are they willing to give the entire earth, but they will be willing to give twice that much.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I came across this pic below of Onyx who was among the characters that I loved best and the first Golden Girl which I possessed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

To start fresh, I’d truly be blessed, well ok I’m possessed, But guess what… &…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I wished, with everything I possessed, to die.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I totally jam out to this while driving, blasting it loud and dancing in my seat, singing aloud like no one else is around me even though the old man in the mercury next to me at the red light is staring like I’m possessed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

What in me needed this to happen? took courage I didn’t think I possessed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My job has given me so much confidence that I didn’t even know I possessed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Loqman said to his son when he acceded to the throne: My son, if you possessed all virtues except forbearance, you would still a feather blown in the wind, a toy in the hands of your subjects.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was possessed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I haven’t got the self-confidence that I once possessed, I can *n’t just walk up to somebody I find attractive and say “You’re gorgeous, how about it?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was possessed!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It felt like I was possessed or something * g *.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Due to her fight with her mother, she hadn’t been able to actually have breakfast and, unlike most teenage girls, Lily ate frequently and in large amounts, something that defied logic given that she possessed the type of body that most women paid doctors to acquire: ample chest, small waist, and long legs with cheekbones that were usually only found on runway models.
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In Wikipedia:

According to the “Albuquerque Journal” on Thursday, November 9, 2006, Wilson possessed a 1,300 – plus – vote lead with 99 % of the votes counted.
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Queried on 2013-05-25.